National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons today voiced strong support for an amendment offered by Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA). The amendment would require congressional approval before the implementation of any rule that imposes a tax on carbon emissions.

Below is an excerpt of remarks National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons will deliver in a speech today at the Independent Petroleum Association of America's midyear meeting about President Obama's plan to impose more regulations on energy producers through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): –President Obama today revealed his most ambitious regulatory agenda yet, one that would remake the entire U.S. economy. During the campaign, the President regularly touted increasing manufacturing jobs, and he rightly recognized that a strong and vibrant manufacturing sector is key to robust and sustained economic growth and job creation. Unfortunately, under his watch, he seems intent on taking actions that would put manufacturing in the United States out of business.

Washington, D.C. – National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Vice President of Energy and Resources Policy Ross Eisenberg issued this statement on the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposed rule on hydraulic fracturing: